Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 186, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.70/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −148.49 against this barn's trailing median of $395.19.

Average price

$246.70

58 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.94

vs VA average

−12.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	251.50	1,403	44
Medium and Large 1-2	564	235.00	1,325	7thin
Medium and Large 2	578	228.25	1,320	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.62, low $356.06, median $395.19 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

246.70

—

VA average9 barns · 607 hd

226.77

+19.94

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−12.93

This barn, trailing median9 sales

395.19

−148.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	970	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	582	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,857	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	270.33/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	949	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	412	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,339	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	486	337.69/cwt	302.00–346.00	1,641	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	556	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	550–600	568	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	526	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	350–400	396	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	300–350	323	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	235.01/cwt	231.00–236.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	439	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	970	5
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	375	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	589	228.79/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	938	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	217.35/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	407	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,018	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	996	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,306	8
Steers	Small 1	550–600	593	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,239	2
Steers	Small 1	400–450	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	250–300	288	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	487	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,247	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,351	5

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Thu Oct 24, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 396Last week 494Year ago 897

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 186, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	715	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	506	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	581	267.50–272.50	270.33
3	600–650	623	245.00	245.00
6	800–850	802	214.00	214.00
2	850–900	863	229.00	229.00
4	900–950	949	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	311.00	311.00
2	750–800	778	228.00	228.00
4	950–1000	970	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
42	550–600	582	319.00	319.00
14	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	412	325.00	325.00
35	450–500	486	302.00–346.00	337.69
12	550–600	556	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	568	217.50	217.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	593	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	526	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	662	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	601	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	250.00	250.00
26	400–450	407	250.00	250.00
40	450–500	487	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	231.00–236.00	235.01
3	500–550	530	216.00–220.00	217.35
2	650–700	678	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	416	239.50	239.50
7	450–500	484	231.00	231.00
7	550–600	564	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	713	214.00	214.00
5	750–800	794	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	225.00–232.50	228.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	938	201.50	201.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	625	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
41	550–600	560	254.00	254.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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